[FT] FT Java

For the FT players out there who need a fix, FT Java is the next best 
thing to Face to Face gaming. It's fun, fast, and the code improves 
with each revision. At this time, all the FB1 fleets, the KV, the 
Phalons, and a version of the IF are ready to play, plus a variety of 
other ship configurations. There are a couple dozen pre-cooked 
scenarios in a variety of settings, and the ability to create your own.

The just completed FT Java Tourney run by Jon Davis was a great 
success, and lots of fun. It was almost like a sport season - starting 
in September with round-robins and moving to an elimination ladder in 
December.  I hope there will be another this year, with more players.

If the tourney sounds like your cup of tea (or if you just want a game 
to play - 1 turn a week to several turns a day), then you should check 
out the FT Java homepage.

Go to http://home.nycap.rr.com/davisje/ftjava/

Check out the docs, download and install - it's not too techie. Then go 
to the signup page:

http://firedrake.org/cgi-bin/ftjava2.cgi

and/or sign up to the FT Java mailing list set yourself up, pick a 
game, recruit an opponent(s), then go to it. Right now, though scenario 
selection is automated, Jon Davis initializes each game himself, so 
games won't start automatically. The FT Java server is an antiquated 
Pentium II or III, but has worked admirably for a long time (though I'm 
sure Jon wouldn't turn down that old doorstop 1st Gen P4 sitting in 
your basement).

I'm looking forward to seeing new and old players in the FT Java 
universe. Maybe one of you will take my tourney crown.

In your dreams.  ;-)

I, Brazen Gnome   (Noam Izenberg)